Pease pudding houmous? 14 North East favourites which could go hipster in 2016

Ross Robertson

From craft ales sold in reclaimed industrial sites to cloth cap plates , we've already seen many North East traditions adopted by the hipster movement.

Here we look at how some of the region's other delights and delicacies could be adopted and tweaked to give them a hip new edge. Will any of these be the next big thing of 2016?

1) Pease pudding houmous

Why cut this chickpea delicacy with the likes of red pepper and caramelised onion, when you could double its pulsey flavour and give it a distinctive local edge?

2) Saveloy brioche

Londoners have their jellied eels - we have the saveloy dip. Maybe it's time we brought this delicacy to a wider audience, served in a brioche bun with bloody mary ketchup.

3) Pop-up pie and pea suppers

Where would the region's social events have been in the past few decades without the great pie and pea supper? And they're just ripe for a revival: artisan mushy peas, post-ironic tinned potatoes and locally-sourced meat pies..

Eat while standing in front of exposed brickwork.

4) Crab stick loose-leaf tea

This fishy favourite could well be the next infusion innovation, bringing together the North East's love of seafood with a rewnewed love affair over our national brew